Statement of Philosophy

Florida Atlantic University is a public research university with multiple campuses along the southeast Florida coast serving a uniquely diverse community. It promotes academic and personal development, discovery and lifelong learning. FAU fulfills its mission through excellence and innovation in teaching, outstanding research and creative activities, public engagement and distinctive scientific and cultural alliances, all within an environment that fosters inclusiveness. FAU accomplishes its mission primarily through its students, teachers and researchers, its undergraduate educational programs, its graduate and professional offerings, and its linkages to other educational institutions and in the community.

The University’s Student Code of Conduct is an integral part of the educational mission of the University, emphasizing the development of each individual’s acceptance of his or her own personal and social responsibilities, and ensuring fairness and the satisfaction of certain minimum requirements described in this regulation for all students. Since behavior which is not in keeping with standards acceptable to the University Community is often symptomatic of attitudes, misconceptions, and emotional crises, reeducation and rehabilitative activities are essential elements of the student conduct process.

A humanistic approach is employed. The University’s Student Code of Conduct is designed to provide and help maintain an atmosphere within the University Community that is conducive to academic pursuits. Serious action against a student, such as separation, is considered and invoked only when other remedies fail to meet the needs of the University’s mission.

The University, however, recognizes its responsibilities to all members of the University Community, and the protection of personal and institutional rights and property is a primary focus of the process described in this Regulation 4.007.